Lafaille Surname
Approximately 2,784 people bear this surname
Lafaille Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 1,177 | 1:9,077 | 987 |
| France | 829 | 1:80,124 | 11,320 |
| Canada | 301 | 1:122,411 | 12,833 |
| United States | 237 | 1:1,529,363 | 103,723 |
| Belgium | 125 | 1:91,973 | 14,233 |
| Argentina | 43 | 1:994,033 | 62,207 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Lafaille Demographics
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Lafaille Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafaille Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lafaille (Arabic: افيلي) is held by more people in Haiti than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafaille? popularity and diffusion
Lafaille is the 157,151st most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,617,653 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Lafaille reside; 44 percent reside in Caribbean and 42 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean.
It is most commonly used in Haiti, where it is held by 1,177 people, or 1 in 9,077. In Haiti Lafaille is primarily concentrated in: Sud-Est, where 55 percent are found, Ouest, where 43 percent are found and Artibonite, where 1 percent are found. Other than Haiti this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in France, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.
Lafaille Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lafaille has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 4,740 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lafaille Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lafaille last name are 9.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.26% registered with the party.
The amount Lafaille earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.06% more than the national average, earning $46,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.87% less than the national average, earning $40,803 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lafaille Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lafaille in the Arabic language | ||
| افيلي | afyly | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lafaille
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